Chrome Blue American Series Stratocaster

It turns out the color wasn't exactly what I had thought.  I have a Chrome Blue Fender Strat and the year is a 2003.  The guitar arrived and was MINT (though 10 years old), along with the case being just as gorgeously preserved.

The guitar is an American Series, the American Standard of the years 2000-2008.  The name has gone back to the Standard designation after that time period, but preserved many of the nice features that came with the American Series.  I love the tone and sustain of this guitar! It rings on after a chord like an acoustic guitar-- no kidding!  The sound and tuning are sweet. I love the maple fretboard.  So many more aspects to describe, but I will let the pictures suffice for now!

Notice this color changes in different light sources, somewhat like an old hot rod used to do in the sixties!

"My Blue Strat": An American Standard for Blues Playing

I have been thinning the heard and ridding myself of some items by selling them on Ebay-- saving for a new "used" guitar.  I found "my blue Strat" and this time it is actually blue.  The idea is that I play the BLUES on a Strat making it "blue", however, the idea of a blue Strat also goes with my desire to get an American Made Fender Stratocaster and a blue one also because I love all things blue.  Since I no longer can drive due to Parkinson's Disease, I can't purchase a car that color, but I can acquire a blue guitar.  That is as close to a car as it is going to get for me, I am afraid.

It is a pre-owned American Standard Stratocaster in Lake Placid Blue, approximately 2007 or 2008.  I will determine the year of production when I see the serial number.  It has the maple fretboard, which is what I was seeking.

Well, here is a picture from the listing of my new Axe.  I am going to love it, I know.  Now, the waiting begins. -- Guitar Man